Neither the chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey nor Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pleased with the Durst Organization's effort to ban first responders from raising money by climbing One World Trade Center's stairs.

On Monday, POLITICO New York reported that the Durst Organization, which co-owns One World trade with the Port Authority, would not allow a "stair climb" by Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, an organization named for a fireman who ran through the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel to the falling towers and then died.

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On Tuesday morning, John Degnan, the Gov. Chris Christie-appointed Port Authority chairman, emailed Douglas Durst, the chairman of the Durst Organization, urging him to reconsider.

"We believe there is no more worthy charity than the Tunnel to Towers Foundation," wrote Degnan, in an email acquired by POLITICO. "They stand as a symbol of the events of 9-11 which, as you know, significantly impacted the Port Authority organization. I’d like to offer the support of the Port Authority in moving this forward."

Cuomo, who jointly controls the Port Authority with Christie, was apparently working on reconciliation efforts of his own.

A couple of hours later, Cuomo's press office issued a statement from the governor.

In it, Cuomo suggested that the stair climb might happen after all, thanks to his intervention.

“Today, I am happy to announce that all parties involved in this important event have agreed to come together, and I am confident that remaining issues will be resolved so the event can happen again this year," he said.

After the governor's statement, Jordan Barowitz, a spokesman for the Durst Organization, said, "We have to work with all of our tenants and partners to ensure this event is as successful as it can be."

This year's stair climb would be Tunnel to Towers' second.

The last climb raised $500,000, which went toward building housing for wounded veterans.

The Durst Organization argued it didn't want a repeat climb this year because the building's security requirements render the logistics onerous.

John Hodge, Tunnel to Towers' chief operating office, had a different theory.

The Dursts think the climb "affects their ability to lease the remaining space in the building," he said Monday.

"On behalf of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation and first responders everywhere, I would like to thank Governor Cuomo for stepping up so quickly to address the situation," said Frank Siller, chairman and CEO of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, in a statement. "We are extremely hopeful that this meeting will have a very positive outcome."